Tag: India
How did an Indian zoo get the world’s most endangered great ape?
Tapanuli orangutans are the world's most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be…
Sikh leaders urge India to lift ban on pilgrims traveling to Pakistan shrine
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Sikh community leaders urged New Delhi to lift a ban recently imposed on pilgrims traveling…
India joins Belarus-Russia war games amid trade tensions with US
Indian troops have participated in the Russian-led Zapad-2025 military drills, Russian state agency TASS said on Tuesday, highlighting…
India hardliners give Nepal protests baseless religious twist
Protesters in Nepal ousted the prime minister and set parliament ablaze over the government's ban on social media…
Why does Nepal’s crisis matter to South Asia – and the world?
Islamabad, Pakistan – On Sunday, Nepal’s then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli mocked youth protesters, who were planning a…
Floods affect 1.2 million, displace nearly 250,000 in eastern Pakistan
NAROWAL, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers in boats raced to reach stranded families in Pakistan’s populous eastern Punjab province…
India-Pakistan missile race heats up, but China in crosshairs, too
Islamabad, Pakistan – India on August 20 announced that it had successfully test-fired Agni-V, its intermediate-range ballistic missile, from…
Floods, landslides kill at least 30 in India’s Jammu region
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 30 people in India's Himalayan region of…
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India braces for export shock as US tariffs take effectNEW DELHI (AP) — India is bracing for a…
Photos show people fleeing flooding in Kashmir after weeks of intense rain in the region
JAMMU, India (AP) — Prolonged monsoon rains this season have badly battered South Asia. Rising waters sent people…
Pakistan evacuates 150,000 people after flood warning from rival India
By Asif ShahzadLAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan evacuated at least 150,000 people in areas along three rivers in its…
China’s Xi to welcome Putin, Modi in grand show of solidarity
By Laurie ChenBEIJING (Reuters) -President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a regional security…